Tag: Mci

New Delhi/Sundergarh: An Odia student preparing for MCI examination was found dead in Basantkunj area of South Delhi under mysterious circumstances. The deceased was identified as Udit Pradhan, a resident of Bonai in Sundergarh district. Family members said Udit was staying with his friend in a rented-flat at Basantkunj area of Delhi. His father Manguli […]

Bolangir: After a wait of 18 years, the dream of the people of Bolangir to  have a medical college in the district will soon become a reality. The project, proposed after formation of the Western Odisha Development Council (WODC), is all set to see the light of day with the college building nearing completion. Besides, […]

Bhubaneswar: The ongoing tug of war between Odisha and Medical Council of India (MCI) over delay in issuance of permission to start academics in Pandit Raghunath Murmu Medical College, Baripada has now got murkier. Health and Family Welfare Department on Monday held MCI responsible for not taking steps to issue Letter of Permission (LOP) for […]

Koraput: Admissions to Saheed Laxman Nayak Medical College and Hospital in Koraput district will begin this academic session once the government of India gives its permission. This decision came after the  Medical Council of India (MCI) team gave its approval to the institution after inspection. Superintendent of SLN Medical College Sitaram Mohapatra said that the […]

Mayurbhanj: Uncertainty now looms large over the admission and academics for newly set up Pandit Raghunath Murmu Medical College and Hospital even as the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) is scheduled to be held on May 7. The medical college is yet to get necessary approvals for academics as the Medical Council of India […]

Bhubaneswar: Country’s top medical regulator Medical Council of India (MCI) has warned doctors to stick on to guidelines issued for prescription of drugs in its generic names. A directive issued by the medical body said doctors have to adhere to prescribe low cost generic drugs instead of writing brand names while prescribing medicines, failing which […]

Bhubaneswar/Cuttack: The Odisha government has expedited the process for construction of a government medical college and hospital in Kalahandi and Keonjhar district. This was revealed during a review meeting presided over by chief minister Naveen Patnaik at the State Secretariat here today. Briefing newsmen after the meeting, Health and Family Welfare minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak […]

Bhubaneswar: The Medical Council of India (MCI) has halted admission to 250 MBBS seats in Odisha. In a recent order, MCI has decided to put admission to 100 seats each in the Hi-Tech Medical College in Rourkela and Sardar Rajas Medical College at Jaring in Kalahandi district and 50 seats in Kalinga Institute of Medical […]

New Delhi: The CBI on Monday arrested a serving soldier, Col Ajay Kumar Singh of the Army Medical Corps, and three others for leaking sensitive information about inspections, number of seats and other such matters being dealt by the Medical Council of India (MCI) with regard to various colleges. Apart from Singh, those held include […]

The Supreme Court Tuesday declined any interim relief to a government doctors’ association and said the Tamil Nadu government will have to grant admission in post-graduate medical courses to in-service doctors as per amended regulations of the Medical Council of India. Tamil Nadu Medical Officers Association and others have assailed two amended provisions of MCI’s […]

Rourkela: A few days after a controversy surfaced over establishment of a medical college at the campus of Rourkela-based National Institute of Technology (NIT), the authorities of the institute today ruled out the chances of a medical college in the campus at least for the next two years. “We are a leading technological institute but […]

Bhubaneswar: The Medical Council of India (MCI) has granted permission for admission to MBBS course in four different government medical colleges in Odisha for the current academic session 2019-2020. According to official sources, the admissions have been allowed for 100 seats each in Saheed Laxman Nayak Medical College and Hospital at Koraput, Pandit Raghunath Murmu […]

New Delhi: In a major development, the Union Cabinet today approved the National Medical Commission Bill, 2019, which provides for setting up of a National Medical Commission in place of the Medical Council of India (MCI) and repeal of the Indian Medical Council Act 1956. The salient features have been provided below: The Common final […]

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed the National Medical Commission Bill for replacing the corruption-plagued MCI with a new body, in what was described by the government as one of the biggest reforms for medical education in the country. The bill that seeks to repeal the Indian Medical Council Act 1956 was passed by a […]

Etawah: Succumbing to pressure, the Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences (UPUMS) in Sefai, Etawah has now suspended seven students of the 2018 MBBS batch for three months for ragging the junior students and making them tonsure their heads. A fine of Rs 25,000 was also slapped on each of them. An FIR will also […]